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HOSE REEL.

No. 576,009. Patented Jan. 26.5.1897.

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RICHARD VOELKER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

vHOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,009, dated January 26, 14897. i pplication filed August 22,11896. Serial No. 603,583. (No model.)

.To a/ZZ whom, it may concer/1,.'

Be it known that-I, RICHARD VOELKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hose-Reels, of which the kfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a reel for {ire-hose of such construction as to permit of automaticmechanical unreeling or reeling of the hose, thus avoiding the necessity of manual labor in the action of discharging the hose or in the act of Winding it back onto the reel.

Myinvention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed outin the claims.

The practice at present in unreeling iirehose from the hose-wagon is that an attendant holds the outer free end of the hose around a pole, tree, or other convenient object against which he can obtain a purchase,\,vhile'the driver causes the wagon to be drawn forward until the hose has been removed. This plan is irksome to the attendant and is a slow method of removing the hose, an act that should be accomplished with all possible haste. By the employment of an automatically-operating reel, as proposed by my invention herein set forth, the hose is mechanically thrown from the reel while the wagon proceeds on itsr-un after reaching a source of water-supply from which water is to be drawn for the purpose of conveying it through the hose to the fire.

Referring to the drawings, Figure I is a side elevation of a hose-wagon equipped with one of my automatically-operating reels. Fig. II is a top view of the reeling and unreeling `mechanisms and showing the reel-spool Yin cross-section. Fig. III illustrates a horizontal section taken on the line III IV, Fig. V, lthe spring-containing case being shown dis'- engaged from the reel-shaft. Fig. IV illustrates a horizontal section taken on line III IV, Fig. V, the spring-containing case being shown in engagement with the reel-shaft. Fig. V is a view of the reel-operating mechanism with the spring-containing case swung away from the reel-shaft to show the opposing faces of the parts.

In the drawings, 1 designatesa hose-wagon` of common form. 2 designates a reel-spool loosely mounted upon a shaft 3. At each side of the reel-spool a ratchet-Wheel 4c is carried', rigidly mounted upon the shaft 3. Y

5 represents housings supported upon the hose-wagon at each side of the reel-spool. These housings inclose toothed wheels 6, that are rigidly mounted upon the shaft 3, said shaft extending beyond the toothed Wheels 6 to the housings and being provided with noncircular sockets 7.

The purpose of the duplicate devices which I have described and will proceed to describe,

.located upon each side of the reel-spool, will hereinafter appear. i

' 8 designates spring-inclosing cases in which the springs 9 are contained, said springs having one vend secured to'arbors 10 and their opposite ends secured at`11 to the cases 8. The cases 8 are hinged at 12 to the housings 5, and the inner ends of the arbors 10 are of noncircular form to agree with the sockets 7 at the endsof the shaft 3, into or out of engagement with which sockets the arbors 10 are designed to be thrown by the cases 8 being swung upon their hinges. Rigidly mounted upon the arbors 10 are ratchet-wheels 13, thel teeth of which are arranged upon the sides of thewheels, and pivoted to the cases 8 at 14 are A dogs 15, the points of which enter the cases through openings 16 to engage with the teeth of the ratchet-wheels 13, the dogs being held when in engagement with the teeth by means of springs 17, carried on the cases and located under the heels of the dogs. The arbors l0 are provided with key-receiving sockets 101.

1S designates4 a retainingscrew by which the cases S are held in the desired position with relation to the housing 5.

19 designates spring-actuated pawls the points of which engage the teeth of the ratchet-Wheels 4 to prevent `retrograde movement of such ratchet-wheels.' There is one of these pawls for each ratchet-Wheel at the opposite sides of the reel-spool, and they are faced in opposite directions to engage the op- Vpositely-arranged ratchet-teeth.

The device at one side of the reel is intended to perform the act of-unreeling the hose from the reel-spool, while the duplicate I ob device at the other side of the reel-spool is intended to perform the service of winding the hose onto the reel-spool, and so far as described t-hese devices are counterparts, except that the mechanism of one is the reverse of the other.

To proceed with the description of the device that unreels or discharges the' hose, 20 designates a rod the point 2Oa of which enters the housing 5 and engages with the teeth of the Wheel 6. This rod 2O extends forward to the vicinity of the drivers seat of the hosewagon, where it is connected to an arm 21 of a treadle 22.

23 designates a trip rod pivoted to the treadle 22 at its forward end and at its rear end pivoted to a trigger 24. The point of the trigger 24 engages with a projection 25 on the rod 20.

26 designates a spring one end of which is attached to the hose-wagon`and the other to the trip-rod 23, thepurpose of such spring being that of retaining the trigger 24: normally in contact with the projection on the rod 20, and at the same time it holds the point 2Oa of said rod in engagement with the toothed wheel (3.

27 designates a reel-brake pivoted to the hose-wagon and having pivotal connection with the rod 20.

Referring to the operation in the act of unreeling the hose, the spring 9 having been wound by the introduction of a suitable key into the socket lO of the arbor l0 and the case 8 being in the position shown in Fig. IV, in which position the non-circular end of the arbor 10 is entered into the socket 7 of the .reel-shaft 3, and, in this position, the dog 15 is thrown fout of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 13 byreason of its heel being brought into contact with the housing 5. With the case in this position the screw 18 is tightened, holding the case firmly in place. The tension of the spring is now upon lthe shaft 3, but as such shaftk is held from movement by reason of the teeth of the Wheel 6 being engaged by the point of the rod 2O the reel-spool 2 is held from movement until such time as the point of the rod 2() is disengaged from said teeth. When it is desired to discharge the hose, the driver, placinghis foot upon the treadle 22, moves the treadle, by which act the trip-rod 23 trips the trigger 24: from engagement with the projection 25 on the rod 20, and the `driver continuing to press upon the treadle the point 2Oa of the rod 2O is drawn out of contact with the teeth of the Wheel G and the reel-spool is free to revolve under the action of the spring 9. After the driver has released the reel-shaft in the mannerdescribed he continues to drive forward with the hose-wagon, and as he does so the hose is thrown off of the reel-spool by the unwinding of the spring. Should the speed of rotation of the spool become too great, or should thedriver desire to arrest the discharge of the hose from the reel, it is only necessary to press the trcadle 23 further forward, when the brake 27 will be thrown into contact with the reel-spool and its speed may be diminished or the reel may be completely brought to rest.

The mechanism at the opposite side of the reel, that is, the mechanism that is employed to wind the hose on the reel, is thrown out of engagement during the time that the discharging mechanism is in engagement, so that there is no con Iiict between the mechanisms. It will be understood also that when the Winding mechanism is in engagement the discharging mechanism is out of engagement. As has been stated,v the parts of the mechanism in the ywinding device are arranged the reverse of those in the discharging device. Therefore their action is the reverse. VVhen the hose is to be reeled onto the spool, the discharging mechanism is disconnected from the shaft 3, and the winding mechanism being wound is brought into engagement with the shaft 3, its arbor 10 entering the socket 7 at that end of the shaft. At this time the toothed Wheel 6 of t-he winding device would be en- .gaged by the point of a rod 28, that leads to the rear end of the hose-wagon. Vith the point of the rod 2S in engagement with the Vtoothed Wheel 6 of the winding device the tension of the spring 9 may be thrown upon the shaft 3, and when it is desired to reel the hose the point of the rod 2S is withdrawn from the toothed Wheel 6, and the spring 9, unwinding, produces rotation of the wheel to wind the hose thereon, it being only necessary that the attendant guide the hose onto the reel-spool.

It may be sometimes desirable, such as in the event of its being necessary to remove a section of hose in the engine-house, to unreel the hose without employing the automatic mechanism. For this reason the dogs 15 are arranged in such manner that on the movement of the case 8 away from the housing 5 the teeth of the dogs Will engage with the ratchet-wheels 13 and retain the springs 9 in wound condition.

29 designates a pinion provided with a keyreceiving shaft 30. The teeth of this pinion are arranged to mesh with the teeth of the wheel 6. The purpose of the pinion 29 is that of winding the reel manually if at any time it should be desired to so wind it; for instance, in the event of rewinding the hose onto the reel While the hose-wagon is in the engine-house.

I claim as my inventionreel-spool, a reel-shaft, a spring-containing ICO IIO

case arranged to be moved to or from a side of said reel, a spring Within said case, an arbor to which said spring is connected, said arbor being arranged for engagement with said reelshaft, and means arranged to lock said reelshaft from rotation, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reclspool, a reel-shaft, a toothed Wheel carried by said shaft, a locking-rod arranged to engage said toothed Wheel, a spring-containing case.

arranged to be moved to or from a side of said reel, a spring Within said case, and an arbor to Which said spring is connected, said arbor being arranged for engagement with said reelshaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reelspool, a reel-shaft, a toothed Wheel carried by said shaft,a ratchet-Wheel carried by said reelshaft, a pawl carried by said reel-spool and arranged to engage the teeth of said ratchet- Wheel, means for engaging and locking said toothed Wheel, a spring-containing case, a spring Within said case, and means whereby said spring may be thrown into connection with said reel-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reelspool, a reel-shaft, a spring-containing case, a spring Within said case, an arbor to which said spring is attached, said case being adapted to be moved to throw'said arbor into and out of engagement with said reel-shaft, and means for holding said case in either position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reelspool, a reel-shaft provided with a socket in one ofvits ends, a spring-containing case provided with a hinge-support to said shaft, a spring in said case, an arbor to which one end of said spring is attached, a ratchet-Wheel having its teeth upon its side on said arbor, and a spring-actuated dog pivoted to said case having a point arranged to engage the teeth of said ratchet-Wheel and a heel adapted to be struck to trip said dog when said arbor is thrown into engagement With said reel-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reelspool, a reel-shaft, a spring arranged to impart movement to said spool a toothed Wheel carried by said reel-shaft, a locking-rod arranged to engage said toothed Wheel, a treadle for operating said locking-rod, a trigger arranged to engage with said rod, and a trip-rod arranged to release said trigger from engagement with said rod, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a hose-reel, the combination of a reelspool, areel-shaft, aspring arranged toimpart movement to said spool, a toothed Wheel carried by said reel-shaft, a lookin grod arranged to engage said toothed Wheel, a treadle for operating said locking-rod,a trigger` arran ged to engage With said rod, a trip-rod arranged to release said trigger from engagement With said rod, and a brake provided with connection With said locking-rod, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

RICHARD VOELKER.

In presence of- E. Sv. KNIGHT,

STANLEY STONER. 

